My question to my dad was answered:

Hi. Rick, I don't have any facts about the lawn mower story. That story
made the rounds when Consumer Product Safety Commission was making all the
rules on about every product imaginable, around 73-74. Some so called
safety rules were ridiculous or self evident, and the lawn mower story was
one used by opponents of the myriad of new rules. The thrust of the story
was, "is a rule against using a lawn mower to trim a hedge really needed?
( not that there was such a rule in the works, just an example of ridiculous
rules) The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

Subject

Of course my lawnmower trims my hedges.

Now if I could just get him to do it in the afternoon instead of
starting at 07:00 on every Thursday morning.

Lew

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall into
the very probable category.

Lew Hodgett wrote:
Subject

Of course my lawnmower trims my hedges.

Now if I could just get him to do it in the afternoon instead of
starting at 07:00 on every Thursday morning.

So ask him how much he'll charge to start after lunch.

--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

"Upscale" wrote in message
...

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.


Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

On Aug 12, 9:45*am, "Leon" wrote:
"Upscale" wrote in message

...





"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. *We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.

Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

They also won't run on their side.. in most cases. Oil from the
crankcase getting slapped around by the bottom of the piston (unless
it's a two-stroke). and fuel starvation would be the most obvious
reason for it not to work. Most of those units are designed with
gravity in mind.

"Me, I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk"

"Rick Samuel" wrote:

My question to my dad was answered:

Hi. Rick, I don't have any facts about the lawn mower story. That story
made the rounds when Consumer Product Safety Commission was making all the
rules on about every product imaginable, around 73-74. Some so called
safety rules were ridiculous or self evident, and the lawn mower story was
one used by opponents of the myriad of new rules. The thrust of the story
was, "is a rule against using a lawn mower to trim a hedge really needed?
( not that there was such a rule in the works, just an example of ridiculous
rules) The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.


Urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/trimmer.asp

I saw a "world's strongest redneck" clip on Country Fried Videos where
he used a lawnmower to trim hedges. No fingers lost, just a short
section of hedge trimmed. (Amazing what you'll watch in the wee hours
of the morning when you're in too much pain to sleep ;-) Unless
you're strong enough to lift the mower over your head, you probably
can't hold it in position to cut much hedge...

This is in the same category as the two-man chainsaw with a V8 engine:
proof that it can be done.

This guy also picks up the corner of a car for someone to change a
flat tire - no jack needed...

John

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:55:29 +0300, "Rick Samuel"
wrote:

My question to my dad was answered:

Hi. Rick, I don't have any facts about the lawn mower story. That story
made the rounds when Consumer Product Safety Commission was making all the
rules on about every product imaginable, around 73-74. Some so called
safety rules were ridiculous or self evident, and the lawn mower story was
one used by opponents of the myriad of new rules. The thrust of the story
was, "is a rule against using a lawn mower to trim a hedge really needed?
( not that there was such a rule in the works, just an example of ridiculous
rules) The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

Robatoy wrote:
On Aug 12, 9:45 am, "Leon" wrote:
"Upscale" wrote in message

...





"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.
There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.
Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

They also won't run on their side.. in most cases. Oil from the
crankcase getting slapped around by the bottom of the piston (unless
it's a two-stroke). and fuel starvation would be the most obvious
reason for it not to work. Most of those units are designed with
gravity in mind.

"Me, I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk"
Electric mower maybe? Light weight, will run on its side, quiet, brave,
clean, reverent.
j4

On Aug 12, 2:55 am, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
Subject

Of course my lawnmower trims my hedges.

Now if I could just get him to do it in the afternoon instead of
starting at 07:00 on every Thursday morning.

Damnit, Lew.... if your gonna post something like that, a little
warning woul be good.

I need a rim shot, a cymbal crash, and a "I'll be here 'till the end
of the week!" warning.

Robert

wrote

This is in the same category as the two-man chainsaw with a V8 engine:
proof that it can be done.

I immediately thought of that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Tamp2fHhg

Upscale wrote:
"Rick Samuel" wrote in message

The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.


There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall into
the very probable category.



Snopes lists it as an unverifiable legend:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/trimmer.asp

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On Aug 12, 12:38 pm, "Lee Michaels" wrote:
wrote

This is in the same category as the two-man chainsaw with a V8 engine:
proof that it can be done.

I immediately thought of that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Tamp2fHhg

I've been on one end of a two-man factory built chainsaw.

--

FF

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:45:54 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:


"Upscale" wrote in message
.. .

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.


Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

Build a scaffold down each side of the hedge and "run it on rails"
Good way to get the top smooth and even?
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

On Aug 11, 10:55 pm, "Rick Samuel"
wrote:
My question to my dad was answered:

Hi. Rick, I don't have any facts about the lawn mower story. That story
made the rounds when Consumer Product Safety Commission was making all the
rules on about every product imaginable, around 73-74. Some so called
safety rules were ridiculous or self evident, and the lawn mower story was
one used by opponents of the myriad of new rules. The thrust of the story
was, "is a rule against using a lawn mower to trim a hedge really needed?
( not that there was such a rule in the works, just an example of ridiculous
rules) The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

Hedges, no, zombies, yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSVDmIO9H8k

On Aug 12, 8:27*pm, clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:45:54 -0500, "Leon"



wrote:

"Upscale" wrote in message
.. .

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. *We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.

Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

Build a scaffold down each side of the hedge and "run it on rails"
Good way to get the top smooth and even?
** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

..or this could work..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbKSgm3l9mE

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Aug 12, 8:27 pm, clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:45:54 -0500, "Leon"



wrote:

"Upscale" wrote in message
.. .

"Rick Samuel" wrote in message
The story was supposed to be actually true, that a guy used his
mower to trim his hedges and lost a couple fingers. We never had any
verification of the story, since it wasn't our bailiwick.

There may or not be any actual verification of someone losing a few
fingers,
but I don't doubt that somewhere, sometime, someone has used a lawn
mower
to
trim hedges. It's just too easy a thing to do (attempt) for someone not
to
have tried it. When you consider some of the truly idiotic actions
listed
on
the Darwin Awards website, hedge trimming with a lawn mower has to fall
into
the very probable category.

Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

Build a scaffold down each side of the hedge and "run it on rails"
Good way to get the top smooth and even?
** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

...or this could work..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbKSgm3l9mE


__________________________________________________ ___________
Those RC Helicopters look pretty darn dangerous. Like they could easily
injure someone fatally with that blade.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:27:42 -0400, clare at snyder dot ontario dot
canada wrote:

Maybe not, most lawn mowers are a bit too heavy to pick up and hold.

Build a scaffold down each side of the hedge and "run it on rails"
Good way to get the top smooth and even?

I remember seeing that very thing in a Popular Science or something
like that back in the late 60's. Probably one of those "Wordless
Workshop" ideas.

--
"We need to make a sacrifice to the gods, find me a young virgin... oh, and bring something to kill"

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

Does that mean you've seen Jesus? Is He still working in the San Diego area?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
news:zlbok.683$ZV1.632@trnddc07...
Subject

Of course my lawnmower trims my hedges.

Now if I could just get him to do it in the afternoon instead of
starting at 07:00 on every Thursday morning.

Lew